| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| break apart vi phrasal | literal (fall to pieces) | fall i sönder vbal uttr |
| | | gå itu vitr partikel |
| | The dam broke apart because of the force of flood waters. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble) | ta isär ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | demontera vtr |
| | Lizzie broke the jigsaw puzzle apart and put the pieces back in their box. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) | bryta i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | | förstöra vtr |
| | This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| come apart vi phrasal | (fall to pieces) | falla isär vitr partikel |
| | | gå sönder vitr partikel |
| | The delicate necklace came apart in Gisela's hands. |
| drift apart vi phrasal | figurative (friends, couple: lose closeness) | riva isär vitr partikel |
| | (bildlig) | glida ifrån varandra vbal uttr |
| | Sometimes friends will drift apart over time. |
| grow apart vi phrasal | figurative (friends: become less intimate) | växa ifrån varandra vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | glida isär vitr partikel |
| | We were best friends in high school, but we have since grown apart. |
| live apart vi phrasal | (not cohabit) | leva separat vitr + adj |
| | | inte bo ihop uttr |
| | | vara särbo vtr + s |
| | They are still married, but they live apart, in different towns. |
pull [sth] apart,
pull apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble, take to pieces) | dra isär ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | dra i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | | dra itu ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | When she saw that her inquisitive son had pulled apart the stereo, she scolded him. |
| set [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (distinguish, make different) | skilja ur ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | urskilja vtr |
| | | separera vtr |
| | Stein's intelligence sets him apart from other soccer players. |
set [sth] apart,
set apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reserve, put aside) | sätta av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | lägga undan ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (göra bokning) | reservera vtr |
| | The family set one bedroom apart for use by guests. |
take [sth] apart,
take apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (dismantle, disassemble) | plocka isär ngt vtr + adv |
| | | plocka i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | She was a good mechanic and could take an engine apart in less than three hours. |
take [sth] apart,
take apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) (bildlig) | ta isär ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | analysera vtr |
| | | utvärdera vtr |
| | The critic took the film apart scene by scene. |
take [sb/sth] apart,
take apart [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (criticize) (bildlig) | plocka i sönder ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | | såga vtr |
| | | kritisera ngn/ngt hårt vtr + adv |
| | The tabloid took the actress apart for her appearance. |
tear [sth] apart,
tear apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (rip to pieces) | riva i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | | riva isär ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | riva ngt i bitar vbal uttr |
| | He tore apart the green pear with his bare hands. |
tear [sth] apart,
tear apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (destroy) | riva i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | | riva isär ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Ten years of war has torn the city apart. |
| tear [sb] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (devastate emotionally) (bildlig) | krossa vtr |
| | | förgöra vtr |
| | Getting a cancer diagnosis can tear you apart. |
tear [sb] and [sb] apart,
tear apart [sb] and [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (divide) | krossa ngt och ngt vtr + konj |
| | | förstöra mellan ngt och ngt vbal uttr |
| | Ryan's affair tore him and his fiancée apart. |
tear [sth] apart,
tear apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (give negative opinions of) (bildlig) | såga vtr |
| | | kritisera vtr |
| | The art critic just tore apart the painting. |
| tell [sth/sb] apart vtr phrasal sep | informal (distinguish between) | skilja ngt/ngn åt vtr partikel skj |
| | | skilja på ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The twins are so alike that it's not easy to tell them apart. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| apart from conj | (except) | bortsett från konj |
| | | exklusive konj |
| | Apart from me, none of my classmates delivered the composition on time. |
| apart from adj | (separate from, away from) | separerat från adj + prep |
| | | avlägset från adj + prep |
| | He built his house apart from the rest of the village. |
| come apart at the seams v expr | (come unstitched) | gå upp i sömmarna vbal uttr |
| | The sofa cushion is coming apart at the seams so the stuffing is sticking out. |
| come apart at the seams v expr | figurative (go wrong) (bildlig) | gå upp i sömmarna vbal uttr |
| | The proposed merger appears to be coming apart at the seams. |
| come apart at the seams v expr | figurative (lose control of emotions) (bildlig) | gå upp i sömmarna vbal uttr |
| | She started getting frazzled when she lost her job; now her husband has left her, and she's really coming apart at the seams. |
| drift apart vi + adv | (separate gradually) | glida isär vitr partikel |
| | | glida ifrån varandra vbal uttr |
| | Asia and North America were once joined, but over the millennia, they drifted apart. |
| fall apart vi + adv | (physically: into pieces) | falla sönder, gå itu vbal uttr |
| | Cheaply made umbrellas fall apart quickly. |
| fall apart vi + adv | figurative (plans, relationship: go wrong) (bildlig) | falla sönder vitr + adv |
| | | gå i kras vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | skita sig vitr + refl |
| | Lisa's marriage fell apart when she discovered her husband was having an affair. |
| fall apart vi + adv | figurative (emotionally: lose control) (bildlig) | falla sönder, gå itu vbal uttr |
| | It is important not to fall apart when things don't go exactly your way. |
| far apart adj | (distant) | långt ifrån varandra adv + adj |
| | | avlägsna adj |
| | China and Romania enjoy a long-standing friendship though the two countries are far apart. |
pull [sth] apart,
pull apart [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (criticize harshly) (bildlig) | såga vtr |
| | (bildlig) | slita i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | | kritisera vtr |
| | The following speaker pulled my theory apart. |
| rip [sth] apart vtr + adv | (tear open) (öppna) | riva upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | riva i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | Impatient to see her present, Naomi ripped the packaging apart. |
| rip [sth] apart vtr + adv | (tear into pieces) | riva i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| | | riva itu ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The hounds ripped the fox apart. |
| rip [sb/sth] apart vtr + adv | slang, figurative (criticize harshly) (bildlig) | såga vtr |
| | | kritisera vtr |
| | The critics ripped the author apart. |
| torn apart adj | informal (ripped to pieces) | sönderriven adj |
| | | sönderdragen adj |
torn apart,
torn-apart adj | figurative (ravaged) (bildlig) | sönderriven adj |
| | | förstörd adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Following the guerilla insurgencies, little remained of the torn-apart colony. |
torn apart,
torn-apart adj | figurative (separated) (bildlig) | sönderriven adj |
| | | krossad adj |
| | Divorces can result in torn-apart families, living in separate parts of the country. |
torn apart,
torn-apart adj | informal, figurative (emotionally devastated) (bildlig) | förkrossad adj |
| | | förstörd adj |
| | She was torn apart over her mother's death. |
| worlds apart adj | figurative (in different environments) (bildlig) | i skilda världar uttr |
| | (bildlig) | leva i skilda världen vbal uttr |
| | When I read letters from my friend in Africa I realize we are worlds apart. |
| worlds apart adj | figurative (totally different) | helt skilda, helt olika adj |
| | The two proposals are worlds apart: we'll have to work out a compromise. |